Acoustic Energy Aesprit 300 Review

Good Points
Nice deep bass, good vocals that are not too bright unlike certain speakers in this price range. good speakers for this price range.

Bad Points
Will sound boomy with underpowered amps, placement is essential. interconnects and speaker cables enhance the whole system.

General Comments
I purchased a demo set a few months ago, about 220 USD. Tried them on my old > 13 years pioneer integrated amp and CD player. They sounded quite boomy when played loud (Kitaro - Matsuri), though for easy listening they are quite vocal (Christy Baron -Steppin, Stacey Kent Collections). These speakers definitely have a good bass extention.



Coupling the speakers with a Cyrus 2 and Marantz CD 67SE made a world of difference. The vocals were crisp, the bass was tight, the boominess was gone though one must pay attention to placement of the speakers. I experimented with socks on the rear ports, that cured the boominess a bit. In addition, cut off squash balls placed under the CD player and amp made a further difference in musical depth.



removing the cyrus and marantz and returning to the good old pioneers but using wireworld interconnects (oasis series), removed the boominess of the speakers slightly, improved the clarity, opened the sound staging, but it did not make the speakers bright. i suspect plugging in the cyrus will make this a good all round speaker (mid ranged priced)